MANPADS
The NATO & US allies member countries are trying to push armed empowerment to Ukraine against the Russian invasion. White House has approved a $200-million arms package for Ukraine, which includes US-made Stinger Missiles, which are a type of shoulder-fired Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). In the first week of March itself, more than 17,000 anti-tank weapons and 2,000 Stinger missiles had been sent by the US and NATO. Various types of MANPADS have been sent to Ukraine by Germany, U.S., Denmark, Lithuania and the Netherlands. United Kingdom, has sent anti-tank missiles, is also planning to soon ship Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine. MANPATs or Man-Portable Anti-Tank Systems work in a similar manner but are used to destroy or incapacitate military tanks. Weighing between 10 to 20 kilograms & shorter than 1.8 metres, they are fairly lightweight. According to US-based policy think-tank, the RAND Corporation, MANPADS h...